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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09
The Great Alaska Glacier.

A correspondent of the Tribune
writes from Alaska: "The greatest
natural wonder of this trip is Muir
Glacier, in Glacier Bay. This glacier
is about sixty miles long, and five miles
from the bay it is about twenty-five
miles wide. In its course it is fed by
nine principal and eleven lesser gla-
ciers. This accumulated mass of ice
moves by an memorable law through a
gate of mountains only two miles wide,
piling and tanning itself up into tur-
rets and pinnacles from three hundred
to a thousand feet high, grinding the
mountains till they have yielded it a
sand beach of beauty and smoothness.
The near mountains are from $500 to
1000 feet high. Mount Grillon, ten
miles away, is 10000 feet, and Mount
Fairweather, distant twenty-five miles,
is $1,000. AT its projection into the
sea the glacier travels at the rate of
forty feet day, avalanching' icebergs
into the bay with the sounds of thun-
der and earthquake. These retain the
splendid blue tints of the parent gla-
cier, when floating around us in great
masses, some of them four hundred
feet square and standing from fifty to
one hundred feet out of the water.
The fall of these icebergs rocks our
boat like a storm, and we count twenty
six of them at one time. But the
steamer fearlessly lies to within six
hundred feet of the place of meta
morphosis from glacier to iceberg, her
soundings with her longest line show
ing no bottom at l05 fathoms. When
the iceberg is first weaned from the
breast of the glacier it plunges almost
out of sight in the sea, then rises to its
full height, as if seeking to retain its
place, and again sinks to rise again and
again, till it finally finds its equilibrium
and is carried away by the wind or tide
or both. This operation is stupendous
and strikes awe into the soul, and YET
casts such weird magnifcence OF
magnetism over the spirit that one
leaves the Muir with regret"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09
Congressional Nomenclature.

1t is somewhat of diversion to turn
over the pages of biographical die
tionary of congress, writes Washing
ton correspondent, and to collect the
queer first names which public men
have borne. Naturally William, George,
John and Henry are found on every
page, and the Biblical nomenclature is
extensively followed in the earlier DAYS,
so that Gamaliel, Barnabas, Ichabod,
Timothy, Elijah, Elias, Mordecai, Ne
hemiah and many others appear as
the front names of congressman. But
here and there an oddly will be no.
ticed. There has been an Hon. Par
MEMO Adams, Landau Andrews, a
Sydenham Ancona, Tunis G. Bergen,
an Esbon Blackmar, Orsamus Cole
Anleder Cox, Ninian Edwards, Eligin
Fromentin, Galusha A. Grow. Britton
Gwinnett, Uriel Holmes, Jeromus John
son, Cutterbridge Horsey, lothian Post,
Westel Willoughby and a Joachim
Zubly, Columbus, Jefferson, Powhatan
Caesar, Hector, Brutus, Hannibal, and
the only original Adam have loaned
their names to men who have sat in
congress. The classics have furnished
the more melliiuous Leander, Sem
pronious, Lucien, Philemon and Or
lando. The Anglo-Saxon is remem-
bered in Egbert, and quaint Peleg,
Zadock and Rein have been coupled
with some surnames. Within the nearly
complete century not more than ten
congressman have parted their names
in the middle, and in each instance the
initial of the name concealed in shame
is 81" Only once in modern days
has that mixed signature of name and
residence, as in Daniel of st. Thomas
Jenifer and Charles Carroll of Carroll
ton, been aped, and that was by Caleb
Lyon of Lyondale, n, Y, who as late
as 1864 was on the public stage
Springfield Union.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09

emma houses. Clean clothes ditto for
wash. Separate shops for brandy, beer
and wine. Peasant on a spree carries
a green twig stuck in his hat-band, to
indicate to the Vienna public his pres
ent mental and moral condition. Fares
low. Ten cents. Emperor and en-
press are frequently seen driving on
the streets. No fuss; all hats go off as
they go by. Soldiers everywhere; SEN
tries ditto in chronic condition of
saluting officers. Fleas abundant.
Everybody eats at the restaurant. vi
emma is all restaurant on the ground
floor. Little home cooking is done.
Melange and rolls are the universal
breakfast. Melange is half coffee and
half hot milk, always brought you in
tall tumbler with a big tablespoon
Living here is very public. If you
hire room the chances are you must
pass through somebody's bedroom to
get to it, or have some one pass through
yours. Female help Indifferent or OBJ
livious to gentlemen dodgers, come right
in at all hours, and without knocking
when on duty. Stoves are like monu-
ments, nine feet high, covered with por-
celain. The furnace holds about two
quarts of coal. The rest is monument.
Everybody out on the street and shop
ping by eight or nine in the morning.
Nap at noon. Gardens full of families
dining in open air at five O'Clock p. NJ.
They go it till nine. Music, flowers,
statuary all about. Eating not done at
a gulp. More happiness to the square
yard. Newspapers small. Outside
world disposed of in about twenty lines.
Lots of small comic illustrated papers.
"Trink halles" on every corner.
Round pagodas. Girl inside. No room
for more. Sells lemonade, orangeade,
soda-water and other light foggy fluid.
People here always swallowing some
thing. Elevator at hotel. Big fuss
over it. Two men in uniform to run
it. Pace, mile an hour. Beds all
single. Everybody seems to sleep
single here. One more bed on top of
bedquilt. Very light, full of feathers
in green silk bag.-Corespondence But
fdlO NelCS.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09
The Argentine Republic.

An interesting article in the current
number of Hdrper'S Magazine presents
extraordinary facts and statistics in re-
lation to the present condition of the
most extreme southern country of the
American continent. The Argentine
Republic reaches now to the straits of
Magellan, comprising the whole of what
was once designated on the map as
Patagonia, except the strip on the west
coast between the sea and the noun
tains, which is part of Chill. This
eastern region is given over to grazing
for the most part. The Indians have
been eXterminated and cattle and sheep
roam the region, as they do our western
plains. The animal production here is
immense. These proportions will af-
ford an idea of it. In the United States
there are 10000, 900 of cattle, Al 900, 900
of sheep; in the Argentine Republic,
3S 10000 of cattle, 100 100000 of sheep.
When it is remembered that the popu-
lation of the United States is 60,000,000
and that of the Argentine Republic
100000, the great difference will be
apparent. The growth of the Argen-
tine Republic is not less astonishing.
In the last twenty-five years our coun-
try has increased seventy-nine per cent;
that of this southern nation one hun
dred fifty-four per cent. Its immigra-
ton is, of course, enormous in proper
ton to its population, and it is made up
mostly of Italians and Basques, with
Germans, Swiss and Swedes also. Per-
haps its remarkable attitude toward the
other nations of the earth may be best
indicated by some facts relating to its
chief city. Buenos Ayres is not only
very much ahead of any other Span ish-
American city in the character of its en-
lightened enterprise but it is well
abreast of any North American city, and
in some respects in advance of them all
1t has been compared to Chicago. Five
railroads radiate from Buenos Ayres in
different directions; one hundred
twenty-five miles of street car-tracks
are within its limits; there are more
telephones in use in proportion to the
population than in any other city on
the globe; the electric lights employed
more generally for streets, dwellings
and business houses than in New York
or Boston; nine theaters are constantly
open; Italian opera is given twice a
week for six months in the year at Sc a
ticket, and there are twenty-one daily
newspapers! There are banks which
do larger volume of business on a
greater capital than almost any in the
world, and occupy magnificent build
ings of glass and marble. One has a
capital Of $37 100000 a circulation of
So, 900, deposits amounting to
S56,000000, and S67 100000 of loans
and discounts. The deposits in all the
banks amount to S64 per capita against
$40 in the United States.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09
The Mistakes of the War.

Sitting where the breezes blew right
from the Blue Ridge SUBMITS across
the wide verandas of his summer hotel,
General Longstreet talked freely. His
"reminiscences turned upon the mis-
takes of the war-the military blunders.
The remark was offered interrogatively:
General Grant is said to have stated
to intimate friends upon one occasion
that of all the mistakes made by the
Union side the greatest was at Gettys-
burg?" 1t was,' came the response,
without moments hesitation; "there
isn't any doubt of it." You mean
the mistakes was in not following up
the victory?" " Yes.' "The day
after the fighting ceased?" "No. On
the third day of the battle. Meade
shouldn't have waited until the next day
He shouldn, have waited ten seconds.
Pickett's division had been knocked all
to pieces-almost wiped out. The
same was the case of A. p. Hills corps,
or at least two divisions of it. There
were three divisions gone. They left
a break in our line of over a mile
Meade shouldn't have waited at all, but
should have thrown his army right in
between us" "That would have
ended the whole thing?" " Probably.
OF course we would have tried to get
together and would have fought the
best we were able. But that was
what Meade should have done. Every
body in both armies knew the day be-
fore where the attack and the hard
fighting was to be. Meade knew, and
prepared for it, as he says. The plan
of the battle was known to everybody
the day before it was fought. Grant
was right, / think. The greatest mis-
take of the war on that side was in
Meade not making the move | have in
Dictated the third day of the fighting"
Your troops covered the rear on the
retreat from Gettysburg, general?'
eyes" ." Is it true that your am
munition was reduced to three rounds
and that vigorous pursuit would have
destroyed the army before it got to the
Potomac?" eve had more ammuni-
ton than that. We had considerable
ammunition. My idea is that when
Meade failed to throw his army in be-
tween our forces when Pickett's di-
vision was crushed the great oppor-
tunity was lost" "What do you put
down as the greatest military mistake
made by the confederate side?" was
asked. "The Maryland campaign"
the general replied, quite promptly.
Why?" 1t was mistake for sew
eral reasons" was the answer. "
couldn't enumerate them briefly.
should have to 90 into an extended
statement" You will elaborate your
view that that campaign was a blunder
in your book?" Eyes, l shall try to
make that plain" "What should you
say was the hardest fighting you saw
during the WARP" At the battle of
Gettysburg we did what / consider the
hardest fighting on the confederate
side. On the other side the hardest
fighting | remember to have seen done
by the federals was at Fredericksburg,
There was nothing in my experience
which | consider equaled the fighting
on those two occasions. Exchange.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09
Concerning Pen Names.

The death of Mrs. Craik, formerly
Dinah Mulock, reminds us that she was
one of that small number of strong
minded female writers who did not
require masculine pen name. The
fashion to which | refer originated in
France, where Nine Dudevant issued a
number of popular books by g George
Sand" This example was followed by
the wonderful trio of Bronte girls, and
while Emily became " Ellis Bell her
sister Charlotte was Currer Bell
and Annie was Acton Bell" The
admirable tale of &C. Jane Eyre was by
Currer Bell" and few could believe
that its thrilling scenes were the work
of clergyman's daughter. Next came
the admirable novel issued by Mrs.
Lewis under the pen name of " George
Eliot" They are certainly powerful
enough to be entitled to the masculine
name, and yet there is sufficient mas
terry over the emotional nature to prove
that they could only be the work of
woman. Coming nearer home, we find
Abby Dodge writing books which APP
peared as the works of Z" Gail Hamil-
ton" and which had ready sale until
the author quarreled with the publisher,
which proved fatal to success. Later
on we have Miss Murfree of Tennessee
winning fame as "Chares Egbert
Craddock,' and no doubt this fashion
will become still more extended, since
there is an appearance of increased
power, though nothing is gained in
reality There are few instances of
men assuming female pen names, the
earliest being Ben. Franklin's contribu-
tons to his brothers paper. Ben. was
then mere youth, but his Silence
Do-Good Papers" attracted much at
tention, and, indeed, it is the first in
stance of a pen name in American
literature. These literary women who
use masculine names remind one of
Rosalind's determination:
Wen have a smashing and martial outside,
Mrs. Craik, however, and some other
sensible women got on in literature
without it.-Nelo York Letter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09
HALLS CATARRH CURE.

There is more catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced it local disease and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment pronounced it incurable. Science
has proven catarrh to be a constitu-
tional disease, and therefore it requires
a constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j.
Cheney e Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure now on the
market. 1t is taken internally in doses
from ten drops to tea-spoonful. 1t
acts directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case it fails to
cure. Send for circular and testi-
monials. Address
F. j. CHENEY e CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
rzg7Sold by druggists; seventy-fve
cents.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09
Oliver Ditson g. Co. = Boston.
Ibid Mt Know t was
Loaded"

May do for stupid boys excuse but
what can be said for the parent who
sees his child languishing daily and fails
to recognize the want of tonic and
blood-purifer? Formerly, a course of
bitters, or sulphur and molasses, was the
rule in well-regulated families but now
all intelligent households keep Ayers
Sarsaparilla, which is at once pleasant
to the taste, and the most searching and
effective blood medicine ever discovered.
Nathan s. Cleveland, 81 e. Canton ST.,
Boston, writes: My daughter, now 81
years old, was in perfect health until a
year ago when she began to complain OF
fatigue, headache, debility, dizziness,
indigestion, and loss of appetite. | con-
cluded that all her complaints originated
in impure blood. and induced her TO take
Ayers Sarsaparila. This medicine soon
restored her bood-making organs 10
healthy action. and in due time reestab-
lished her former health. | find Ayers
Sarsaparilla most valuable remedy fOV
the lassitude and debility incident to
spring time"
j. Castright, Brooklyn Power Co.
Brooklyn, \. Y, says: "As "A SpriLg
Medicine | find splendid Substitutes
for the old-time compounds in Ayers
Sarsaparilla, with few doses of Ayers
Pills. After their use, | feel fresher and
stronger to go til ough the summer"
Ayers SarsapariIla,
PREPARED By
Dr. j. c. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Price 81; six bottles, 50. Worth s. bottis-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09

BLOOD WILL TELL.-There is no
question about it-blood will tell-espe-
cially if it be an impure blood. Blotches,
eruptions, pimples and boils are all
symptoms of an impure blood, due to the
improper action of the liver. When
this important organ fails to properly
perform its function of purifying and
cleansing the blood, impurities are car
ried to all parts of the system, and the
symptoms above referred to are merely
evidences of the struggle of nature to
throw off the poisonous germs. Unless
her warning be needed in time
serious results are certain to follow,
eliminating in liver or kidney disorders,
or even in consumption. DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery will prevent
and cure these diseases by restoring
the liver to healthy condition.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09
A WORD OF WARNING.

There white represented be Just good the Ivory
they ARE NOT but like all coune lack remarkable qualities Of
the genuine Ask for koy" Soap and insist upon getting it.
Cmyrgh 1856 by Proctor & Gamble
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09
Soldiers 8uoget.
Pensions Granted.

To Rebecca Kerr, Gouldsville (after
an appeal to the secretary of the in
terior), S12 month and 81 300 arrears /;
Willis G. Hawley, Waterbury, S2 a
month and $3.50 arrears; Lucius H..
Barnett, Derry, N. H., recently of
Montpelier, an increase from "a to S16
a month; William E. Martin, East FL
more, an additional pension from S4 to
IS month and $500 arrears; George
Remick, North Calais, an increase
from $40 to S12 month; Curtis o.
Slack, Chelsea, an additional pension
from "a to IS month and 800 ar
rears; Benjamin Duba, Grand Isle, IS
a month and $50 arrears; Clarissa l..
Barrett, Brookline, $l2 a month and
5000 arrears.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09

"NN THAT by free alkai, Doctor? see mentioned
Wv in the advertisements of IVORY SOAP
Alkai Madam the akali which combined with
the fats oils of which the made due the ignorance
careeness Of the soap maker Soaps which free ala is
present decidedly injurious both the clothing and the skin
when habuay used have reports of analysis made of the
Ivory Soap by eminent profession and all pronounce
free aka to be made with great and of
terias the best quality carefully selected unhesiangy
ommend every purpose about the house for which good
S required"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09
A Glimpse at Vienna.

Women here carry hods and mix
mortar Peculiar class. From the
provinces. Wear long boots to the
knee. Short skirts to the boots. Prac-
tical dress. But not ornamental. Seven
different costumes seen daily on the
streets. The tub the universal vessel
to carry things in. Oval shape. One
stave longer than the rest, so that it
can be bound on the carriers back.
Carries all the water up the six or
seven pairs of stone stairs in the vi
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09
Mistellanp.
The Land of Little People.

Far away. and yet so near us,
Lies land where all have been,
Played beside its sparkling waters,
Danced along its meadows green.
Where the busy world we dwell In
And its noises only seem
Like the echo of tempest
Or the shadow of a dream.
And 1t grows not old forever;
Sweet and young it is to-day
'Tis the land of little people,
Where the happy children play.
And the things they know and see there
Are so wonderful and grand,
Things that wiser folks and older
Cannot know or understand;
In the woods they meet the fairies,
Find the giants In their caves,
See the palaces of coudland,
And the murmur in the waves,
Know what all the brides sing Of
Hear the secrets of the flowers,
For the land of little people
Is another world than ours.
Once twas ours; It's ours no longer,
For when nursery time is DER
Through the land of little people
We may wander never more.
But we hear their merry voices
And we see them at their play
And our dark world grows brighter
And we seem as young as they;
Roaming over shore and meadow,
Talking to the birds and flowers,
For the land of little people
Is fairer world than ours.
-Aackldnd Ners
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09

THE pension cases that Special Ex-
aminer James Z. Curran had on hand
when he retired from office last July
were recently placed in the hands of
Examiner Riggs of Middlebury. 1t
will be some time yet before the cases
can be investigated,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09
About Old Army Trappings.

What becomes of the old army
muskets and uniforms when Uncle
Sans boys get through with them?"
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-04-08
DIR. O'NEIL,

Occulist, aruist and specialist
in the treatment Of catarrh, throat
and chronic diseases. DR.. O'Neil
has located permanently in Knox
City and will visit for consulta-
ton Edna and Kirksville as fol-
lows: At the Ennis House, Edna,
s, 9, 10, and at the Pool House,
Kirksville, Is, 16, II of each month
regularly, when he may be con-
suited for all diseases Of the eye,
ear, throat, catarrh and all chronic
diseases. He is prepared to treat
all such diseases by the latest and
most approved methods of this
country and Europe. His success
in the treatment of these diseases
is verified by the numerous certifi-
Gates Of patients he has cured See
handbills.) He also refers pa
tients to Mr.. J. r. Snyder, of the
Central Hotel, Knox City, who is
able to testify to his success as a
specialist. His treatment of ca
ta1yh is the latest and most sue
cessful known.
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OBITUARY.

Died of consumption, at the res
idence of G. W. Perry, near Cal
lao, Mo-, Eta Perry, wife of
Everett Hope, after an illness of
twenty-one months.
Sister Eta was born in Macon
county, Mo, May 24th, 1866, was
united in marriage to W. E. Hope
June oath, 1885. Soon after her
marriage she became afflicted and
was a great but patient sufferer
till her death, which occurred
March Oath, 1887. All was
done for her that could have been
done to arrest the progress of her
disease, but in spite of all she
gradually declined. When she
saw that her end was near she
conversed freely with all the men,
bers of her family, expressing a
willingness to go, and a firm and
abiding faith in the Lord Jesus;
was received into the Mt. Zion
Congregation of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church and the or
dinances of Gods house was adj
ministered to her, by the writer
on Sunday, March 18th, 1887.
Truly hers was the victor's
triumph over the terrors of death
and the grave. Those of US who
stood beside her in the last hours
of her life will never forget the
sweetness of character and gentle
ness ofspirit there manifested. Her
memory will never die while we
live; but it will be carefully cher
ished to life's setting sun. May
the blessings of her God and
Savior rest upon her bereft hus-
band, father, mother, brother and
sisters. w. FL. JOHNSTON.
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Returned.

B. T. Lamkin returned from
Chicago last week. Since his re-
turn his purchases have been ar
irving daily, and his entire force
has been placing them on the
shelves. Ii you will call at his
store you will be shown the largest
and finest display of dress goods
ever brought to the town. He
carries no shoddy material, and
you cannot fail to make a choice
from his immense stock and large
variety. Ifyou want fine carpet
on better terms than any other
house in town can give you, 60 to
Lamkin's. White goods, laces
plaid velvets, and trimmings will
be found in endless profusion.
Ask to see those elegant curtains,
finest ever brought to this market.
If you want a fine shoe that will
hold its shape and always look ele-
CANT buy from B. F. Lamkin, his
shoes always give highest salts
faction. In fact he has every
thing you want, of the best quality
and latest style. He kindly in
vites one and all to call and ex-
anime his stock.